Alexander Moro, 189th in the ATP ranking at 23 years old, this Thursday earned a ticket to the main draw of Wimbledon, whose pairings will be drawn tomorrow. It will be his first appearance in a major event.
Moro, after leaving behind the promising Joao Fonseca and Matteo Gigantehas given a good account of the veteran Damir Dzumhur, 7-6(6), 6-4, 0-1 and the Bosnian retired.
It is worth remembering that the third match of the Wimbledon qualifying, unlike the previous ones, It’s the best of five sets..
The man from Madrid becomes the eighth member of the men’s ‘Armada’ in contention in the third major. Next to him will be Carlos Alcaraz, Alejandro Davidovich, Pedro Mart�nez, Jaume Munar, Roberto Carball�s, Roberto Bautista and Pablo Carre�o.
The latter with a protected ranking (18) due to the elbow injury that kept him without competing since last October and until his return at Roland Garros.